Ronald 'Ron' Ernest Paul's Special Interest Group Ratings

Biographical

Full Name: Ronald 'Ron' Ernest Paul
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Carol Wells; 5 Children
Birth Date: 08/20/1935
Birth Place: Pittsburgh, PA
Home City: Lake Jackson, TX
Religion: Protestant
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Marriage, Family, and Children

2012 American Civil Liberties Union - ACLU Liberty Watch: Report Card on Women's Issues - Family Medical Leave Act/Paid Sick Leave 0% 2012 American Civil Liberties Union - ACLU Liberty Watch: Report Card on Women's Issues - Contraception 0% 2012 American Civil Liberties Union - ACLU Liberty Watch: Report Card on Civil Liberties - Reproductive Choice 0% 2012 National Organization for Marriage - Presidential Candidates 33% 2012 Save California - Ratings (Presidential) 60% 2011 The Children's Health Fund - Positions (House Only) 33% 2010 Vote Kids - Positions 2% 2009-2010 American Family Association - Positions 93% 2009-2010 Children's Defense Fund - Positions 0% 2009-2010 School Nutrition Association - Positions (House Only) 0% 2009 The Children's Health Fund - Positions 0% 2009 Vote Kids - Positions 2% 2007-2008 Christian Coalition of America - Positions 88% 2007-2008 Family Research Council - Positions 52% 2007-2008 School Nutrition Association - Positions 0% 2007-2008 The Arc - Positions 0% 2007 American Academy of Family Physicians - Positions 0% 2007 Children's Defense Fund - Positions 0% 2007 Family Research Council - Positions 56 2007 League of Women Voters - Children's Health Issues Score 0% 2006 Children's Defense Fund - Positions 50% 2006 Family Research Council - Positions 57% 2005-2006 American Family Association - Positions 57% 2005-2006 The Arc - Positions 40% 2005 Children's Defense Fund - Positions 33% 2005 Family Research Council - Positions 75% 2004 Family Research Council - Positions 58% 2003-2004 Children's Defense Fund - Positions 55% 2003-2004 School Nutrition Association - Positions 33% 2003 American Family Association - Positions 33% 2003 Family Research Council - Positions 85% 2002 American Family Voices - Positions 12% 2002 Christian Coalition of America - Positions 50% 2001-2002 Family Research Council - Positions 70% 2001 Children's Defense Fund - Positions 9% 2001 Family Research Council - Positions on Conservative Issues 70% 2000 Children's Defense Fund - Positions 0% 2000 Family Research Council - Positions 66% 1999-2000 Home School Legal Defense Association - Positions 100% 1999 Children's Defense Fund - Positions 6% 1998 Children's Defense Fund - Positions 0% 1997-1998 Home School Legal Defense Association - Positions 75% 1997 Children's Defense Fund - Positions 22%

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